Suicide Prevention with Codie Garza & Brett Bass
December 17, 2020
YOUR WDVA's Suicide Prevention Coordinator Codie Garza, and Forefront's Brett Bass join the podcast to have a discussion on what the WDVA is doing to help reduce suicide.
Dan Overton- Traumatic Brain Injury
November 2, 2020
WDVA's Dan Overton joins the show for a discussion on Traumatic Brain Injuries.
Mark Sullivan- WA Military Transition Council
September 17, 2020
WDVA Employee Mark Sullivan discusses what the Military Transition Council does, and how it helps transitioning service members gain employment.
If you have questions about the show, or know of a veterans program that would be good to come on the show, please email Bryan @ vpc@dva.wa.gov
Jarrod Irvin- Save a Warrior
September 3, 2020
Army Veteran Jarrod Irvin joins the show to share his experience with Save a Warrior (SAW).
If you're interested in SAW go to: saveawarrior.org
If you have questions/comments about this, or any episode, please email me vpc@dva.wa.gov.
Post Traumatic Growth- Dr. Peter Schmidt
July 28, 2020
Dr. Peter Schmidt, Director of Counseling and Wellness of YOUR Washington Department of Veterans Affairs, comes to the show to talk about Post Traumatic Growth (PTG).
WDVA Counseling and Wellness: https://www.dva.wa.gov/veterans-their-families/counseling-and-wellness
Questions for the show? Contact Bryan @ vpc@dva.wa.gov
Vet Corps: Kat Felts
July 10, 2020
Vet Corps Alumni (UW Tacoma), and former Vet Corps Member of the Year, Kat Felts joins the show to share her experience with Vet Corps, and why you should think about joining!
Apply here: my.americorps.gov
WDVA’s Vet Corps Program - David Jones
June 23, 2020
Vet Corps Member David Jones joins this week's episode and talks about his experience in the Vet Corps Program.
If you are interested in becoming a Vet Corps Member for the 20-21 Service Year, go here:
https://www.dva.wa.gov/program/vet-corps
Apply through the AmeriCorps Website: my.americorps.gov, listing ID 962434
Monique Brown - FOB Hope
June 4, 2020
Army Veteran and founder of FOB Hope, Monique Brown, joins the this episode to talk about building FOB Hope, systemic racism, and how you can get involved.
To contact Monique, email her at mbrown@fobhope.org
FOB Hope: fobhope.org
For questions, comments, or if you know of an organization that would like to come on the WDVA Podcast email bryan.bales@dva.wa.gov. or vpc@dva.wa.gov
Clemente Veterans’ Initiative: Michael Farnum
May 19, 2020
Pacific Lutheran University's Director of Military Outreach Michael Farnum come on the podcast to talk about the Clemente Veterans Initiative. Michael is also WDVA Vet Corps alumni, as well as retired Army.
Questions about the CVI? Go to the website: https://www.plu.edu/military-affiliated-students/clemente-veterans-initiative-2/
Contact Michael Farnum Directly at FarnumMS@plu.edu
Peer Mentor Skill Building with Tom Hove
May 12, 2020
This week's episode brings in Tom Hove, manager of the Veterans Training Support Center. Tom and Bryan talk about peer mentor skill building based off of the Veteran's Peer Corps training.
If you would like to know more information about the Veterans Training Support Center, go to their Website veteranstrainingsupportcenter.org
